Foxwoods Betting on Junior’s
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MASHANTUCKET, Conn. – Junior’s Restaurant, the landmark New York eatery famous for its cheesecake, will open at Foxwoods Resort Casino next spring as part of the casino expansion, officials said today.
It’s the first Junior’s to open outside of New York City.
“Junior’s is an iconic brand, synonymous with New York, and we’re delighted to bring it to MGM Grand at Foxwoods,” said Foxwoods president, John O’Brien. “This is just another example of how we are raising our culinary profile at Foxwoods while also elevating southeastern Connecticut to the forefront of the East Coast dining scene.”
The 250-seat, 8,100-square-foot Junior’s will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner and have a bar, takeout counter and bakery.
The new restaurant will pay homage to Junior’s home borough, with murals along the walls of the Brooklyn Bridge, Ebbets Field, the Dodgers and the famed Cyclone roller coaster at Coney Island.
MGM Grand at Foxwoods will open in May and feature 825 guest rooms, 115,000 square feet of meeting space, a 4,000-seat performing arts theater, 21,000-square-foot spa, celebrity chef restaurants, high-end retail and a new casino.
